The Phoenix Suns (14-11) held off a tough Portland Trail Blazers (8-18) team for a 116-108 win on December 16.
Phoenix Suns Top Performers:
Kevin Durant 20 PTS | 7 REB | 7 AST | 40.9 FPS
Durant shot a rough 1-for-9 from three today but still delivered impressive numbers.
Devin Booker 28 PTS | 5 AST | 1 STL | 40.1 FPS
Booker is on a hot streak, scoring 25+ points in nine of his last ten games while averaging 6.67 assists and 2.0 steals in his last three.
Jusuf Nurkic 10 PTS | 14 REB | 1 BLK | 30.8 FPS
Nurkic has been solid since returning from injury and has registered his seventh double-double of the season.
Tyus Jones 19 PTS | 4 REB | 4 AST | 27.8 FPS
Jones has been raining threes lately, hitting 13 of his last 18 attempts over the past three games and averaging 19.67 points.
Royce O’Neale 13 PTS | 4 REB | 2 AST | 20.8 FPS
O’Neale is averaging 6.0 rebounds and 4.4 threes in his last 5 games.
Portland Trail Blazers Top Performers:
Anfernee Simons 20 PTS | 5 AST | 2 STL | 37.3 FPS
Simons notched 20+ points in 11 games this season.
Jerami Grant 17 PTS | 6 REB | 2 STL | 34.7 FPS
Grant has been streaky, but he’s a scoring threat capable of exploding for big games. He’s also hitting 3.5 threes per game in December.
Shaedon Sharpe 12 PTS | 5 REB | 5 AST | 28.5 FPS
Sharpe’s got the tools, but he’s a fantasy risk right now. His stats are lacking and his shooting is inefficient.
Donovan Clingan 10 PTS | 9 REB | 2 BLK | 28.3 FPS
Clingan is gradually returning to form. He averaged 11 rebounds and 3.6 blocks over his last five games before his injury.
Deni Avdija 17 PTS | 7 REB | 3 AST | 25.9 FPS
Avdija is shooting 54.2% from the field and 50.0% from three in December.
